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Master's in Dental Hygiene Application Process

Complete the  ADEA DHCAS application.

Submit $60 to the UT Health San Antonio Dental Hygiene in the form of a check or money order with the same name as you used for the ADEA DHCAS application.

Please send $60 fee to:

UT Health San Antonio
Periodontics-Division of Dental Hygiene, MC 7904
Att: Martha Browning
7703 Floyd Curl Dr.
San Antonio TX 78229

Required items

  • Bachelor’s degree from a nationally and regionally accredited institution of higher education in the United States.

  • Graduation from an accredited dental hygiene program recognized by the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) within the United States and Canada.

  • Successful completion of the Dental Hygiene National Board Examination.

  • Current licensure as a Registered Dental Hygienist in any state in the United States or Canada.

  • Graduate Record Examinations General Aptitude Test (GRE) or on the Miller Analogies Test (MAT). Must be taken within the past 5 years and scores sent to the program director. There is no minimum score required.

  • Applicants from countries where English is not the native language, are required to submit scores on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). A minimum score of 68 (Internet), 220 (computer), or 560 (paper) is required.

  • Two recommendation forms initiated by ADEA DHCAS.

  • Completed application from adeadhcas.org and programpages.dhcas.org/search

  • Upon completing ADEA DHCAS application, submit $60 to UT Health San Antonio Registrar in the form of a check or money order with the same name as you used for the ADEA DHCAS application.

  • Send official transcripts from every college or university you have attended and mail transcripts to ADEA DHCAS. Upon acceptance, please submit all official transcripts to the Office of the Registrar. International applicants must have transcripts from foreign universities evaluated prior to submission.

  • A personal interview with representatives of the master’s in dental hygiene degree program may be required.

  • Recommendation for admission by the Committee on Graduate Studies (COGS) for Dental Hygiene Division and approval by the Dean of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at UT Health San Antonio.

  • A statement of intent